Forecast for next 6 hours
Forecast is based on historical data and current trends. Day of week, time of day, and seasonality are taken into account.
Mon · 14.09.2026
As of 10:58 there are 5 trucks (up to 7.5 tons) in the queue, estimated wait ~1 h 0 min; usually at this hour: 4 trucks (up to 7.5 tons) (busier than usual).
Peak load hours — Better to avoid: 13:00, 14:00, 15:00. Best crossing times — Recommended times: 12:00, 15:00, 16:00.
NowPredicted 4Trucks (up to 7.5 tons)
Today (Mon · 14.09.2026): Peak load 11:00 — 5 trucks (up to 7.5 tons) (~1 h 0 min), Shortest queue 16:00 — 3 trucks (up to 7.5 tons) (~50 min) · Next hours: 11:00 — 4, 12:00 — 4, 13:00 — 4, 14:00 — 4, 15:00 — 4, 16:00 — 3
Queue Forecast Smart Forecast
• This morning (10:00–12:00): ~60 min, light traffic.
• Midday today (12:00–17:00): ~50 min, light traffic.
• This evening (17:00–21:00): ~50 min, light traffic.
• Late tonight (21:00–00:00): ~50 min, light traffic.
Best time to cross: Midday today (12:00–17:00).
Next update: today at 12:00.
Estimated from historical patterns for this crossing. Actual queues vary.
Detailed statistics for today and yesterday · Peak Hours · Data Comparison
Detailed statistics for today and yesterday
Border Queue Analysis at the Ormenio - cargo transport (up to 7.5 tons) checkpoint for Yesterday
Peak Hours
Travel Planning Ormenio By freight transport up to 7.5 tons
Best Time to Cross Ormenio today
Shorter queues at nearby crossings — Ormenio
Current Data
Does the EES system work at Ormenio border crossing?
EES Inactive
Currently, the Entry/Exit System (EES) is not active at Ormenio border crossing.
EES is a new EU automated system being gradually implemented at Schengen Area borders. Once activated, the system will record the date, time and place of border crossing, as well as travelers' biometric data.
No cameras available at this checkpoint
Required Documents · green card · vehicle requirements · customs · vignette
Required Documents
Green Card Insurance: Activation Time
Green Card is mandatory vehicle insurance for all cars. Important to know:
Insurance purchased TODAY will only become active TOMORROW at 00:00.
This rule applies to all types of purchase:
- Online purchase (active tomorrow)
- Insurance company office (active tomorrow)
- Kiosk near the border (active tomorrow)
What to do?
- Buy Green Card 1-2 days before your trip online
- Use your existing policy (if not expired)
- NOT recommended: buying at border kiosk (too late)
Plan one day ahead! Without valid Green Card you cannot cross the border.
Buy Green Card online:
Documents for crossing the border
To ensure a quick inspection, make sure you have the basic set of documents. A full list of requirements and exceptions is available on our Border Crossing Rules page.
Traveler's documents:
- Biometric passport.
- Medical insurance policy.
Customs Rules: What You Can Transport
ALLOWED (with limits)
- Up to 1 liter of spirits (40%+)
- Up to 2 liters of wine
- Up to 4 liters of beer
- Or proportional combination
Example: 0.5L vodka + 1L wine = within limits
- 200 cigarettes
- 100 cigarillos
- 50 cigars
- 250g tobacco
Package must be sealed!
- Dairy products: up to 2 kg (cheese OK)
- Meat/fish: up to 2 kg (canned OK, RAW NOT allowed)
- Fruits/vegetables: up to 2 kg
- Honey, jam: no limits
Meat from non-EU countries is PROHIBITED!
- Up to €10,000 — NO declaration needed
- Over €10,000 — MUST declare
- Clothing, shoes (reasonable amount)
- Cosmetics (for personal use)
- Electronics (one laptop, one phone)
- Medicine (with prescription)
PROHIBITED
- ANY weapon (even non-functional)
- Ammunition
- Knives with blade >12 cm
- ALL recreational drugs — STRICTLY PROHIBITED
- Prescription medicine — only with prescription
- Archaeological artifacts (without permits)
- Paintings, icons from old churches
- RAW meat
- Unpasteurized milk
- Eggs
Highway Vignette
Highway Vignette: Bulgaria
Electronic vignette required for highway travel
Facilities
Checkpoint Characteristics and Equipment Ormenio
Transport Type: road crossing
Amenities:
Checkpoint Control Types:
Total number of lanes: Greece: Information not available
Total number of lanes: Bulgaria: Information not available
Nearest airports
If the border queue is too long, these airports nearby have a live departures board.
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Contacts and address of checkpoint Ormenio
Address: Greece, Border Crossing Ormenio
GPS Coordinates: 41.75763, 26.16413 Show on map
How to get there
Ormenio border crossing is located on the border between Greece and Bulgaria.
Nearest checkpoints
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Ormenio or Promachonas?
As of 10:58: Ormenio — 5 vehicles in the queue (wait ~60 min), Promachonas — 2 vehicles (~42 min). They are 237 km apart, ~284 min by road. Once the drive is added, switching to Promachonas gains almost nothing right now — stay here.
If the queue is long: a quick check before you join it
- Fuel: fill up before the border — the engine runs for hours in the queue and the first station across may be 20–30 km away (fuel prices nearby).
- Water and food for 4–6 hours, a bag for rubbish.
- Power bank and cable — you need the phone for eCherha, navigation and reporting the queue.
- Some cash in the currency of the country you are entering — not every kiosk or station near the border takes cards.
- Documents in one place: passport, vehicle registration, insurance, Green Card (full list).
- Toilets, cafés, currency exchange — services near the crossing.
At a glance
- As of 10:58 the wait at Ormenio is 60 min. 5 vehicles are in the queue.
- Nearest alternative with a shorter queue: Promachonas — 2 vehicles, 237 km, ~284 min drive.